Android's next version "Android 13", developer preview started

The next major version of Android, "Android 13," was announced on February 10, US time. ” has begun to be provided. Devices that can be introduced include Pixel 6/6 Pro, Pixel 5, Pixel 5a 5G, Pixel 4a/4a (5G), Pixel 4/4 XL.

The development schedule for Android 13 is to release Developer Preview 2 in March, Beta 1 in April, and Beta 2 in May. Until now, the Beta version was released at the timing of Google I / O in May, but we aim to move to the Beta version earlier than that.

It will be the Platform Stability version from Beta 3, which is scheduled to be released in June. After Beta 4 scheduled for July, the official version will be released in the fall. The period of Platform Stability, which started in August last year, has been taking a long time, and we are making final preparations in line with the start of Platform Stability, not the release candidate version, so that users can take advantage of apps and games on Android 13 from the first day. Calling developers to get started.

The main purpose of the Developer Preview version is to collect feedback on the API from developers. ) must wait.

DP1 for developers is related to privacy and security, including a photo picker for securely sharing photos and videos in the app, and a connection with nearby Wi-Fi devices to allow the app to obtain location permissions. Including new Wi-Fi permissions that reduce the need.

Material You's dynamic colors can be expanded beyond Google's apps, and app developers can prepare monochrome icons to match Material You's theme icons.

You can now set a different language than the system language for each app. Optimized to improve hyphenation performance by 200%. Added support for programmable RuntimeShader objects using the Android Graphics Shading Language (AGSL).

In addition, the target of "Google Play system updates" (Project Mainline), which provides Android updates quickly through Google Play, is expanded. Improved developer support for adapting apps to large-screen devices such as tablets, foldables, and Chromebooks.